CapeFearCadaver:Meh, genes. There's about five or six of them that I know and each one started going bald late 20's to early 30's. I think it sucked worse for them because they were all metal musicians and the long hair to begin with. Plenty of other guys around here still have their flowing locks.

HotWingConspiracy:karmaceutical: Black dudes can pull this look off. White dudes who try, we all know your are just going bald. You don't have to pretend anymore.

I don't get this. How is shaving your head pretending you aren't going bald?

Beats me. I shave my head because I'm mostly bald. It's not a secret, I figure most people know as much already, and if they asked, I'd freely admit to it. Shaved looks better than the horseshoe. It's the dignified solution to hair loss.

Marcintosh:Incontinent_dog_and_monkey_rodeo: No paying for haircuts.No buying combs, brushes, shampoo or conditioner.No waking up and having to shower to fix your hair.No worrying about your hair being messed up in pictures.Pretty much a win all around.

Not so, I had to shave my head every other day. If I don't I begin to look like Aqualung going for the interview.I used more shaving cream in six months than I did in three years.And then there's the perspiration otherwise known as "That Nasty Glistening on you Noggin, Bro"Some will deal with it some won't - I'll be bald eventually I suppose. It's okay, I had hair down to my belt so, I'm good with it.I don't care for Dave Barry's sense of humor but one day he pointed out that bald white guys look like giant thumbs. I don't know about you but I did so, I let my comb over come back.

Besides everyone at work thought I was going through chemo and never asked about it. Bunch of idiots

I've started losing my hair before I turned 20 so I started trimming it. For the past 8 years or so I've been using a trimmer once a week and I'm good for the whole week. Before I got married I used to do the haircut on Friday before heading out but now I just do it on Sunday night.

Have been using the same $20 trimmer for 3 years now and no problems. I don't think I'll ever do the fully shaved thing because I'm lazy but I might increase the frequency to twice a week if the wife wants me to. She says that I look 10 years younger after I trim my hair and beard.

If I started losing my hair, I'd shave my head in a heartbeat rather than do some lame comb-over or just have that fringe around the sides. But since my hairline is firmly in place, it's not an issue for me.

CapeFearCadaver:All of my guy friends who shave their heads did so strickly because of premature baldness.

First time I shaved my head, it was for Halloween. A bunch of red makeup, a couple of glue-on horns and a black leather trenchcoat, and I was an awesome Satan.

I liked the look (bald, not Satan), and kept it for a while. It was especially great in the summer - so much more comfortable than having hair. Eventually, I wised up and started growing it back in the winter.

I shave my head and I am not going bald. My friends wife saw me one day after growing my hair out. She acted shocked that my hair wasn't thinning. I guess a lot of people think if you shave your head its just to cover up going bald. I do it because it is easier than getting it cut all the time.

* For some reason, everyone expects me to have a motorcycle. Yeah...I walk into walls and could lose my balance in a car* It took me a solid month not to notice the difference in how the air currents felt* Nair is NOT my friend

CapeFearCadaver:CheekyMonkey: Eventually, I wised up and started growing it back in the winter.

Did the beanie not work for you?

Yeah, that's an alternative, if I want to wear a hat all the time.

The other problem is my girlfriend. When we met, I was shaving my head year-round. When I started growing it back in the winter, she decided that she liked me better with hair. I'm unwilling to forgo the comfort of being bald in the summer, but if 6 months of hair makes her happy, so be it...